Stackpole has introduced surface-mount resistors with terminations on their long edges to improve thermal conductivity. “One of the most common and economical options for reducing the effects of high power is wide terminations,” according to the company. “By reversing the geometry of the chip resistor and applying the terminations to the long sides of the ...

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